Lagro Township is one of seven

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in Wabash County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,733 (down from 2,894 at 2010) and it contained 1,194 housing units.

History

The Hominy Ridge Shelter House and Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery are listed on the

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.49%) is land and (or 2.51%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Lagro

Unincorporated towns

* Lincolnville at * Speicherville at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Chester Township (north) * Warren Township, Huntington County (northeast) * Dallas Township, Huntington County (east) * Polk Township, Huntington County (southeast) * Wayne Township, Huntington County (southeast) * Liberty Township (south) * Noble Township (west) * Paw Paw Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Center Grove, Foster,

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, Leedy, Renicker, Saint Patrick and Speicher.

Rivers

Salamonie River The Salamonie River is a tributary of the Wabash River, in eastern Indiana in the United States. The river is long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 19, 2011 It is par ...

Wabash River The Wabash River () is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 river that drains most of the state of Indiana, and a significant part of Illinois, in the United ...

Lakes

* Hominy Ridge Lake

School districts

* Metropolitan

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of Wabash County Schools

Political districts

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* State House District 22 * State Senate District 17

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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